WWALS Watershed Coalition advocates for conservation and stewardship of the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, and Suwannee River watersheds in south Georgia and north Florida through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

Daily Archives: June 18, 2018

Tomorrow morning, 8:30AM, Tuesday, June 19, 2018,
I’ll be on the radio with Steve Nichols, 105.9FM,
talking about the
Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest
coming up 1-5PM, this Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Salty Snapper, 1405 Gornto Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602.
When Gretchen was on his show last month,
he said he wanted to hear more, so tomorrow morning it is.

The
phosphate mine agenda item he expected
for Gilchrist BOCC this afternoon is not there,
Mike Roth, President of Our Santa Fe River (OSFR),
called to say.
So I’m not going. Instead I sent them the letter you see below
(see also PDF).

Emmett Carlisle sent in a song from Gainesville, Florida, saying about himself:

I am working on my 8th CD of original songs, many about the History,
Environment and Characters of Florida. I play at most of the
Festivals including the Florida Folk, Will Mclean, Lake County Folk
Festival and others.

Three judges from Florida and Georgia will choose from
finalists from three states to award prizes in the
Suwannee
Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Saturday, June 23, in Valdosta,
Georgia.
Each finalist has a good chance to win the first prize of $300. Or
the $50 prize for a finalist from within the Basin, or the $50 prize
for a finalist from outside, plus there will be a prize for one
finalist in each musical genre or style.
Gainesville isn’t actually in the Suwannee River Basin, but many of
the paddlers on the Suwannee and its tributaries and springs come
from there.